Trace fossil evidence from the Adigrat Sandstone for an Ordovician glaciation in Eritrea, NE Africa

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 408-420

  Kumpulainen, R A ^a   Uchman, A ^b   Woldehaimanot, B ^c   Kreuser, T ^c   Ghirmay, S ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ASMARA   (Eritrea)

Author keywords

Adi MaEkheno Member; Arthrophycus; Eritrea; Glaciations; Late Ordovician; Trace fossils

Indexed keywords

GLACIATION; ICHNOLOGY; ORDOVICIAN; TRACE FOSSIL;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ERITREA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ARTHROPHYCUS; ARTHROPHYCUS ALLEGHANIENSIS; CRUZIANA; DIDYMAULICHNUS LYELLI; PALAEOPHYCUS TUBULARIS; TAENIDIUM;

EID: 33746223013     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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